The Bursum House, at 326 Church St. in Socorro, New Mexico, was built in 1887 by William Watson.

[1] It is significant as one of few examples of the ornate Eastlake Style architecture, in fashion in San Francisco and elsewhere in the West, that was built in New Mexico.

[2] It was built for Candelario Garcia, a Socorro County, New Mexico politician and landowner, who served multiple terms in the Territorial legislature between 1855 and 1878.

[2] It was later home of Holm O. Bursum (1867-1953), a politician involved in Utah's quest for statehood, the first Republican candidate for governor of the new state, and an appointed U.S.

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